John Botvid
{{short description|Swedish actor}}
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| name = John Botvid
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1889|9|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|2|20|1889|9|12|df=y}}
| death_place = Stockholm, Sweden
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John Botvid (12 September 1889 – 20 February 1964) was a Swedish actor and comedian. {{cite web|url= http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=PERSON&itemid=5788|title = John Botvid|website= Svensk Filmdatabas|access-date=May 1, 2020}}
Biography
John Botvid Börjesson was born at Gothenburg, Sweden. Botvid debuted as a film actor in 1917. He was frequently featured on the movie screen during the 1930s, 40s and 50s. He appeared in over a hundred films between 1917 and 1955. He often worked with fellow comedians Thor Modéen and Nils Poppe.{{cite web|url = http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=PERSON&itemid=58436|title = Thor Modéen|website= Svensk Filmdatabas|access-date=May 1, 2020}}
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In 1945, he married actress Marianne Gyllenhammar (1891–1979). His children were film actors Rolf Botvid (born 1915) and Gerd Botvid (born 1918).{{cite web|url =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0098761/|title = John Botvid (1889–1964)|website= IMDb.com, Inc.|access-date=May 1, 2020}}
Selected filmography
- Revelj (1917)
- Löjtnant Galenpanna (1917)
- Nattliga toner (1918)
- Hon eller ingen (1934)
- The Family Secret (1936)
- Hotel Paradise (1937)
- Witches' Night (1937)
- Just a Bugler (1938)
- Landstormens lilla Lotta (1939)
- Swing it, magistern! (1940)
- A Real Man (1940)
- Kiss Her! (1940)
- Med dej i mina armar (1940)
- Heroes in Yellow and Blue (1940)
- The Crazy Family (1940)
- Bright Prospects (1941)
- Fransson the Terrible (1941)
- Magistrarna på sommarlov (1941)
- The Train Leaves at Nine (1941)
- Lucky Young Lady (1941)
- The Ghost Reporter (1941)
- Tre glada tokar (1942)
- We House Slaves (1942)
- Little Napoleon (1943)
- I Killed (1943)
- In Darkest Smaland (1943)
- The Green Lift (1944)
- Dolly Takes a Chance (1944)
- Lilla helgonet (1945)
- Maria of Kvarngarden (1945)
- Blåjackor (1945)
- The Österman Brothers' Virago (1945)
- Ballongen (1946)
- Evening at the Djurgarden (1946)
- Between Brothers (1946)
- Wedding Night (1947)
- Love Goes Up and Down (1948)
- Life at Forsbyholm Manor (1948)
- Greven från gränden (1949)
- Playing Truant (1949)
- Teacher's First Born (1950)
- Andersson's Kalle (1950)
- My Name Is Puck (1951)
- Sköna Helena (1951)
- Bom the Flyer (1952)
- The Green Lift (1952)
- One Fiancée at a Time (1952)
- Classmates (1952)
- Åsa-Nisse on Holiday (1953)
- Dance on Roses (1954)
- Darling of Mine (1955)
- The Magnificent Lie (1955)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0098761|name=John Botvid}}
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Category:Male actors from Gothenburg
Category:Swedish male film actors
Category:Swedish male silent film actors
Category:20th-century Swedish male actors
Category:Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen
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